Larger than Life
Yesterday Meg and I had bit of fun together. She took our camera to the Lego table and gathered some great shots. We had fun pretending, through the camera’s eye, […]
Tag Archives: Durham
Super Fab Science Lab
During our Home Education adventure this year we have been incorporating Life Science for both children. It has been fun as we classify many of the plants and animals […]
Do you want to build a snowman?
A bit of a dusting last night. The kids were so excited to see snow falling. Joshua and Rob walked home in it, enjoying every snowflake. The kids woke up […]
Agape
I have always LOVED Valentine’s Day. Ever since I was a child it has been one of my favourite holidays. To me it has never been a holiday that’s soul […]
Snowdrops
I bet you saw this title and thought, “Wow! They are finally getting snow way up there in Northeast England. No it is quite the opposite here. We took a […]
The pets we left behind
One of the hardest thing about moving across the globe is making difficult decisions about your pets. We have made the […]
10 Things I learned (or remembered) this week
My research is moving along well. I am now working on a review of academic literature specifically related to short-term missions. Below, I offer some thoughts about mission in general, […]
Beef – It’s not what’s for dinner
One thing that is a bit more expensive at the grocery shops here is beef. That is probably just as well because I’ve grown accustomed to eating too much red […]
English Footie
Wednesday evening my dad and I got to enjoy a football match with another family from Carrville Methodist. On the way there my dad was asking all of the important […]
Guess what day it is!?!
Do you know what day it is? It is Friday. It is Hump Day! You may be thinking, “It is not Wednesday! Wednesday is the middle of the week! Wednesday […]
First in my Heart
Be thou my vision oh Lord of my heart Come in daily Lord and rule my heart and help me see others through your eyes Not be all else […]
Field Trip Saturday (and a day out)
This week’s field trip was moved to Saturday. This allowed us to get some more work done at school and allowed Rob go with us as well. Mr. Ray picked […]
My Album Cover, well maybe one day
The rain passed this Sunday afternoon and we decided to get out of the house a little bit. Today was the last day of our car that we rented to […]
The Language Lessons Continue
We enjoying learning “English.” Proper English. It is an ongoing lesson, and we are having a ball. Here are a few more that we have learned, or maybe remembered, along […]
Rusty’s Barbershop~Recapturing the best of Barbershops
Not long after we got to Durham, friends were recommending Rusty’s Barbershop to us. One must keep a good looking haircut while in England, of course. One afternoon I headed […]
The Lake District
This Saturday we decided to do a bit of exploring near Durham. The county next to us is called “Cumbria”. In County Cumbria headed east towards the Irish Sea there […]
From every angle
I am continually amazed how many people from this area have not been to the cathedral in years. Living in the shadow of this 1,000 year old, amazing stone giant […]
Renewing the Covenant
On Sunday, we had the opportunity to worship at the Wesley Chapel in London. When we arrived I was reminded that is was the first Sunday of the year. (I’ve […]
Football Fans Are We
In recognition of the 100th Rose Bowl this week, I wanted take a minute to talk about good ol’ American Football. I miss our Saturdays in the USA where we […]
Carpe Annum
Carpe diem, “seize the day” is a good reminder to take the opportunities that God has given us every day and use them to the fullest. On New Year’s Eve, […]
Father Christmas Likes Mince Pies
Our friends from the Crusty Bun Bakery (whom you will find often on this blog) gave the kids a book about Christmas in Durham. From that book we learned that […]
Boxing Day!
This family has a new tradition: Boxing Day. The fact that the USA doesn’t celebrate this is a shame. We are looking forward to bringing this one back with us! […]
9 Lessons and Carols service at Durham Cathedral
On Christmas Eve we headed to the Cathedral for the Lessons and Carols service and as explained in the title, there were 9 lessons and carols. We decided to walk […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Durham, England! What better words to share on Christmas Day than the accounts of Jesus birth and the implications of his coming to us. From the Gospel […]
Field Trip to Scotland, Part 3
The National Museum of Scotland is a top-notch facility. We could have spent a week in this one alone. I have always been a fan of places like this, and […]
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